Publications by authors named "N Alcaraz"

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  • The study investigates how the protein Mrc1 in fission yeast plays a crucial role in the inheritance of histones during DNA replication, which is essential for maintaining epigenetic memory.
  • It reveals that mutations in Mrc1 can disrupt the proper segregation of parental histones to the lagging strand, leading to loss of gene silencing.
  • The research proposes that Mrc1 is involved in controlling histone recycling between leading and lagging strands, ensuring that both daughter cells receive the necessary epigenetic information.
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Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) syndrome is a genetic condition that increases the risk of breast cancer by 80% and that of ovarian cancer by 40%. The most common pathogenic variants (PVs) causing HBOC occur in the gene, with more than 3850 reported mutations in the gene sequence. The prevalence of specific PVs in has increased across populations due to the effect of founder mutations.

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The rise in life expectancy has significantly increased the occurrence of age-related chronic diseases, leading to escalating expenses for both society and individuals. Among the main factors influencing health and lifespan, lifestyle takes a forefront position. Specifically, nutrition, mental activity, and physical exercise influence the molecular and functional mechanisms that contribute to the prevention of major age-related diseases.

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Objectives: Addressing substance use in psychiatric care encounters significant barriers, but the emergence of specialized services offers an opportunity to advance and scale up the integration of addiction services within psychiatric settings. However, research gaps still exist in this field, particularly in understanding the substance relapse rates of people with co-occurring disorders after a psychiatric hospitalization. This study aimed to investigate and compare the relapse rates of patients under inpatient care with exclusively addiction-related issues and those with co-occurring disorders after a hospitalization in a psychiatric ward and gain insights into differences in outcomes for these two patient groups.

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Chemoresistance to standard neoadjuvant treatment commonly occurs in locally advanced breast cancer, particularly in the luminal subtype, which is hormone receptor-positive and represents the most common subtype of breast cancer associated with the worst outcomes. Identifying the genes associated with chemoresistance is crucial for understanding the underlying mechanisms and discovering effective treatments. In this study, we aimed to identify genes linked to neoadjuvant chemotherapy resistance in 62 retrospectively included patients with luminal breast cancer.

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